Assembly/AU/ 6 (X)I Page 16 ii. It is essential to promote transparency and accountability in the health sector in general and in programmes dealing with maternal, newborn and child health in particular. In this regard, it is recommended that efforts should be made to institutionalize enquiries into maternal, newborn and child deaths and that period reports be submitted by member states to the RECs and the AU Commission; iii. In the context of promoting maternal, newborn, and child health, Member States should ensure the implementation of the Africa Health Strategy, the Maputo Plan of Action on sexual and reproductive health and rights, the Plan of Action for the prevention of violence in Africa; and other instruments, including the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child as well as conventions and protocols dealing with the promotion of women’s rights; iv. The international community should make good its promises at different fora and as enshrined in a number of internationally agreed upon instruments: the ICPD PoA, the Beijing Declaration, the World Summit on Social Development, the MDGs, and the various declarations following reviews of these and other consensuses; v. While Africa needs to tackle existing problems like poverty, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Malaria and TB, concerted efforts are also needed to tackle emerging challenges such as climate change, the food crisis and skyrocketing food prices whose impacts are severe on children, mothers and infants; vi. As in all other development areas, the health sector in general and maternal, newborn and child health promotion requires strong partnership at all levels. In this regard, mechanisms should be devised to make partnership work for Africa, and to ensure result-based, demand-driven and transparent partnership in maternal, newborn and child health; vii. The human resources, financial and logistic capacity of the AU Commission should be strengthened to: step up advocacy efforts for the promotion of maternal, newborn and child health in Africa; Undertake timely monitoring and evaluation activities; compile and disseminate best practices and create appropriate fora for exchange of ideas and experiences in the promotion of maternal, newborn and child health; viii. The recommendation of the Special Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Health, on May 17, 2008, to appoint a Goodwill Ambassador to champion the promotion of maternal, newborn and child health in Africa be considered and adopted by the AU Heads of State and Government. If this is accepted, the AU Commission should provide the necessary technical and institutional support for the Goodwill Ambassador.